As she neared the end of her time on the Vineyard in 2014, the Island Theater Workshop was putting on a stage production of "Peter Pan". "I wanted you to know that".

"We brought in a rig for her, and we flew her at 85 years old", Ryan said.

Kevin Ryan, current artistic director of the theatre company, told the newspaper: "The one word I would think of when I think of Lee is dedication".

"I would still call Lee for artistic discussion and commentary. She was fiercely dedicated to the mission of teaching", Ryan added. "She worked with hundreds of young people who just adored her". He said, "Lee, you're not on Broadway, tone it down".

Galland also recounted how director Stephen Spielberg told her to tone down her delivery.

Fierro is survived by her five children, seven grand-children and seven great-grandchildren.

A small, social distancing service is being planned by her family in OH and Lee will also be honored at a memorial service in Martha's Vineyard at a later date.